Map was represented by Kerrie Mather, CEO Map
Brussels Airport was represented by Wilfried Van Assche, CEO Brussels Airport and Leon Verhallen.
I will give a small summary of the highlights.
Investments.
In a period of 5 years they are going to invest 300 million euro in Brussels Airport. This on top of the 50 million euro Brussels Airport receive every year.
Most important are:
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This for - Brucargo
- Gateway Project: this include the old airport terminal with all the offices. The whole facade and windows will be new. I have seen a picture of it and it will be just wonderful. Very modern.
Real estate development: Brussels Airport has the biggest land available for development: 1.395.000sqm.
New routes.
Focus on four ways: - Brussels Airlines and his partners
- Long haul
- Low cost
- Cargo
For the period 2008 - 2011 they have announced which new routes and airlines have to come to Brussels. This took away all the rumours and speculations. In this way we could also avoid topics like we have seen the last couple of weeks.
These are the routes and airlines who have to fly it:
Dubai: Emirates
Bangkok: China Airlines
Shanghai: Hainan Airlines
Singapore: Singapore Airlines
Tokyo: Jal - ANA: possibly one of those two
Boston: American Airlines
Dallas: American Airlines
Vancouver: Air Transat
Los Angeles: Jet Airways
Jet Airways is going to start in August and September with 2 routes. In February 2008 they will start with 3 routes.
This is in a nutshell the near future for Brussels Airlines.
Not bad.